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Monday, June 19, 2017

White Supremacy – the Ugly Side of America – Still Lives

Does a Trump Administration Promote This or Discourage This?

A great success story is the state of Virginia.
The home of the Confederacy and bastion of school segregation up until
the 1970’s the state is now a moderately progressive tolerant home to a diverse
population and strong economy. But that
doesn’t mean that leftover racism does
not rear its ugly head.

The gathering of several
dozen protesters in Charlottesville,
Va., was led byRichard
B. Spencer, a prominent white supremacist, who posted pictures and
video from the gathering to social media that showed a phalanx of demonstrators
holding Confederate battle flags and a banner proclaiming, “We will not be
replaced.” Their chants, some of which were captured on video, included “Russia is our
friend” and the Nazi-era slogan “blood and soil.”

The good news is that this event was news in the sense that
it was unusual. The bad news, these
people are flourishing in a world where racism is becoming more
acceptable. The worst news, under Trump
and his minions this sort of thing is likely to grow and prosper. They almost won the Republican primary for Governor.